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The Delft University of Technology ranked 4th in the Netherlands, 127th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 13 research topics. The Delft University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 128,002 academic publications and 3,037,992 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 181 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#127 of 14,131 In the World
#34 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 58 In the Netherlands
#1 of 2 In Delft
#2 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#3 of 1,696 For Transportation Engineering
#3 of 1,513 For Architectural Engineering
#562 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#94 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 10 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 1st for Engineering in the Netherlands and 43rd in the World with 100,903 publications made and 2,470,658 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 37 In the Netherlands
#7 of 1,453 In Europe
#43 of 6,684 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 767 4815
1992 735 5294
1993 861 5499
1994 864 5949
1995 956 7025
1996 994 7722
1997 1169 8858
1998 1147 9675
1999 1222 11136
2000 1401 13085
2001 1568 14969
2002 2584 22189
2003 2081 22380
2004 2054 26070
2005 2390 30779
2006 2581 37259
2007 2547 41756
2008 2838 46859
2009 3385 52598
2010 3464 61441
2011 3483 71675
2012 3597 79493
2013 3644 91416
2014 3958 101405
2015 4011 108125
2016 4257 119448
2017 4352 128394
2018 4874 149116
2019 4963 170213
2020 5222 196136
2021 5450 226700
2022 5531 233858
2023 5378 237622

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 1st for Physics in the Netherlands and 56th in the World with 86,082 publications made and 2,211,020 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 36 In the Netherlands
#10 of 1,446 In Europe
#56 of 6,603 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 719 4875
1992 701 5465
1993 799 5618
1994 811 5863
1995 872 6893
1996 947 7813
1997 1108 8928
1998 1082 9665
1999 1105 10950
2000 1300 12737
2001 1433 14817
2002 2213 20635
2003 1833 21156
2004 1799 24771
2005 2044 29278
2006 2215 34924
2007 2141 38743
2008 2383 43136
2009 2796 48020
2010 2863 55414
2011 2885 64299
2012 3005 70811
2013 3045 80715
2014 3223 89151
2015 3322 95024
2016 3547 105163
2017 3667 113506
2018 4083 130727
2019 4040 148216
2020 4323 169309
2021 4478 194486
2022 4508 199023
2023 4370 203001

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 1 10 41
Materials Science 1 7 45
Quantum and Particle physics 1 9 51
Optical Engineering 1 10 55
Acoustical Engineering 1 10 56
Nanotechnology 1 7 57
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 8 59
Nuclear Physics 1 23 76
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 22 79
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 48 118
Medical Physics 7 57 158
Astrobiology 4 64 178
Theoretical Physics 6 120 251
Biophysics 9 119 319

Environmental Science rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 70th in the World with 66,113 publications made and 1,626,179 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 39 In the Netherlands
#15 of 1,458 In Europe
#70 of 6,798 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 451 2798
1992 438 3207
1993 511 3418
1994 498 3571
1995 590 4270
1996 547 4503
1997 692 5446
1998 668 5871
1999 708 6444
2000 767 7537
2001 951 8474
2002 1350 11448
2003 1228 12787
2004 1190 14937
2005 1422 16867
2006 1580 21124
2007 1544 24149
2008 1766 27226
2009 2147 31607
2010 2077 37293
2011 2202 45223
2012 2400 50633
2013 2454 60299
2014 2686 66601
2015 2701 71601
2016 2902 78214
2017 3083 85022
2018 3492 100215
2019 3445 116614
2020 3773 137835
2021 3927 161417
2022 4071 169776
2023 3859 172245

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Chemistry rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 5th for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 128th in the World with 65,549 publications made and 1,879,736 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 36 In the Netherlands
#29 of 1,401 In Europe
#128 of 6,447 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 618 4788
1992 571 5132
1993 668 5332
1994 707 5720
1995 745 6583
1996 825 7304
1997 923 8269
1998 898 8946
1999 919 10178
2000 1071 11976
2001 1207 13573
2002 1592 17802
2003 1405 18988
2004 1434 22494
2005 1520 25758
2006 1669 30702
2007 1629 34294
2008 1743 38055
2009 2014 41483
2010 2064 48252
2011 2113 55131
2012 2189 60944
2013 2240 69122
2014 2392 76922
2015 2419 81620
2016 2676 90487
2017 2706 97208
2018 2973 112075
2019 2975 126898
2020 3174 146975
2021 3320 167896
2022 3338 174018
2023 3259 177491

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 5 7
Materials Science 1 7 45
Physical chemistry 1 8 56
Nanotechnology 1 7 57
Chemical Engineering 1 8 62
Environmental Chemistry 3 17 66
Inorganic Chemistry 1 14 77
Radiochemistry 1 8 82
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 20 87
Organic Chemistry 2 21 98
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 54 136
Computational Chemistry 5 58 152
Nutrition and Food Science 5 93 251
Biochemistry 10 110 309
Pharmacy 8 200 454

Computer Science rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 75th in the World with 65,493 publications made and 1,356,584 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 39 In the Netherlands
#12 of 1,459 In Europe
#75 of 6,752 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 380 2024
1992 402 2264
1993 406 2272
1994 439 2609
1995 498 3117
1996 537 3487
1997 639 3931
1998 586 4094
1999 626 4965
2000 743 5827
2001 827 6515
2002 1832 12874
2003 1362 11498
2004 1234 13011
2005 1591 15790
2006 1691 19645
2007 1631 22003
2008 2003 24588
2009 2289 28602
2010 2439 33017
2011 2425 39173
2012 2486 43294
2013 2462 50046
2014 2595 54446
2015 2673 58239
2016 2781 63021
2017 2840 67607
2018 3330 79011
2019 3255 92115
2020 3566 108137
2021 3883 127759
2022 3862 130800
2023 3778 134211

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Biology rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 7th for Biology in the Netherlands and 232nd in the World with 55,437 publications made and 1,622,041 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 39 In the Netherlands
#78 of 1,445 In Europe
#232 of 6,770 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 442 3459
1992 398 3630
1993 447 3828
1994 527 4074
1995 536 4951
1996 501 5331
1997 652 6258
1998 638 6683
1999 639 7870
2000 767 9510
2001 903 10560
2002 1165 13937
2003 1038 15413
2004 1068 18040
2005 1202 20721
2006 1341 24994
2007 1289 28753
2008 1480 32175
2009 1806 36115
2010 1710 42260
2011 1837 48353
2012 1981 54376
2013 1931 61745
2014 2164 68305
2015 2188 72826
2016 2423 79823
2017 2412 86118
2018 2728 99697
2019 2811 114065
2020 3043 134344
2021 3293 153637
2022 3151 157797
2023 3137 159102

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 7 57
Paleontology 5 25 97
Agricultural Science 3 41 152
Astrobiology 4 64 178
Evolutionary Biology 8 62 192
Nutrition and Food Science 5 93 251
Forestry 5 98 284
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 102 305
Biochemistry 10 110 309
Biophysics 9 119 319
Botany 8 121 326
Neuroscience 9 154 388
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 135 393
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 165 394
Genetics 10 161 426
Biotechnology 10 197 541
Microbiology 10 206 588
Zoology 9 229 639
Molecular Biology 10 230 673
Horticulture 8 288 931
Oncology and Cancer research 12 312 1027
Virology 11 327 1129
Pharmacology 13 333 1156
Toxicology 10 357 1309
Animal Science 10 363 1309
Immunology 13 394 1347

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 173rd in the World with 46,933 publications made and 960,420 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 40 In the Netherlands
#59 of 1,492 In Europe
#173 of 7,020 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 244 1258
1992 265 1361
1993 269 1550
1994 263 1634
1995 325 1959
1996 325 2082
1997 403 2344
1998 377 2557
1999 410 2980
2000 506 3476
2001 560 3823
2002 984 6574
2003 793 6725
2004 729 7459
2005 975 9121
2006 1030 11257
2007 1066 13181
2008 1274 14794
2009 1592 17901
2010 1720 21270
2011 1736 25760
2012 1890 29905
2013 1840 35184
2014 1899 38743
2015 1944 42047
2016 2042 44077
2017 2240 48392
2018 2615 58128
2019 2499 69320
2020 2693 84491
2021 2914 101731
2022 2979 105617
2023 2961 108946

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Mathematics rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 77th in the World with 32,472 publications made and 691,341 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 37 In the Netherlands
#15 of 1,388 In Europe
#77 of 6,305 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 197 1129
1992 221 1227
1993 212 1300
1994 218 1394
1995 226 1687
1996 240 1782
1997 312 2149
1998 292 2212
1999 327 2672
2000 402 3093
2001 458 3350
2002 880 6355
2003 618 5538
2004 611 6361
2005 768 7522
2006 870 9564
2007 781 10399
2008 972 11463
2009 1123 13578
2010 1163 15686
2011 1138 18642
2012 1254 20450
2013 1266 24590
2014 1260 26730
2015 1276 29220
2016 1377 31547
2017 1436 34050
2018 1722 40341
2019 1681 46752
2020 1847 54612
2021 1952 64505
2022 1887 64234
2023 1875 64955

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 1 6
Applied Mathematics 1 7 22
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 15 71
Statistics 2 16 77
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 28 103
Actuarial Science 8 114 324
Math Teachers 11 91 359

Business rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 2nd for Business in the Netherlands and 56th in the World with 29,012 publications made and 576,433 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 37 In the Netherlands
#9 of 1,414 In Europe
#56 of 6,187 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 118 424
1992 151 448
1993 136 471
1994 137 557
1995 195 811
1996 190 781
1997 267 1089
1998 220 1113
1999 250 1323
2000 297 1580
2001 328 1853
2002 628 3355
2003 547 3214
2004 511 3874
2005 619 4630
2006 713 6084
2007 731 7159
2008 964 8439
2009 1082 10473
2010 1157 12189
2011 1136 15005
2012 1249 17634
2013 1158 20469
2014 1199 22489
2015 1276 24094
2016 1317 25840
2017 1366 28484
2018 1610 33724
2019 1543 40133
2020 1701 47975
2021 1704 57854
2022 1689 59629
2023 1692 60885

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Business.

Medicine rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 10th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 507th in the World with 20,848 publications made and 551,384 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 39 In the Netherlands
#182 of 1,417 In Europe
#507 of 6,680 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 100 838
1992 98 1070
1993 133 1031
1994 144 1311
1995 143 1398
1996 164 1618
1997 176 1708
1998 199 1947
1999 174 2120
2000 235 2497
2001 236 2673
2002 373 3678
2003 299 3920
2004 308 4589
2005 366 5560
2006 426 6956
2007 424 8250
2008 525 9103
2009 624 10617
2010 664 12656
2011 679 14863
2012 754 17115
2013 725 19681
2014 820 22258
2015 874 24226
2016 1051 26825
2017 944 28632
2018 1187 33772
2019 1166 39037
2020 1231 47613
2021 1464 57793
2022 1357 60033
2023 1414 61336

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 7 57 158
Biomedical Engineering 9 63 195
Sports Medicine 9 72 214
Physical Therapy 8 90 262
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 100 275
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 102 305
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 113 363
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 137 363
Anatomy and Physiology 9 132 371
Orthodontics 6 131 380
Occupational Therapy 12 178 437
Pharmacy 8 200 454
Optometry 10 163 464
Public Health 11 175 489
Pathology 10 181 507
Dentistry 9 187 532
Audiology 11 205 542
Forensic Science 11 202 553
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 207 583
Ophthalmology 9 216 609
Surgery 11 228 637
Cosmetology 10 232 656
Gerontology 12 232 705
Nursing 12 256 711
Clinical Psychology 12 245 713
Anesthesiology 13 245 725
Psychiatry 14 267 737
Cardiology 14 278 770
Health Science 12 266 798
Sports / Exercise science 14 324 886
Radiation Therapy 13 290 959
Epidemiology 13 325 1021
Oncology and Cancer research 12 312 1027
Virology 11 327 1129
Pharmacology 13 333 1156
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 402 1171
Critical Care Nursing 15 403 1263
Toxicology 10 357 1309
Immunology 13 394 1347
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 12 376 1354
Pediatrics 14 393 1358
Veterinary 10 347 1397
Urology 13 410 1420
Dermatology 14 430 1563
Family medicine 19 502 1943

Psychology rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 9th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 306th in the World with 15,957 publications made and 392,028 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 40 In the Netherlands
#104 of 1,414 In Europe
#306 of 6,528 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 55 446
1992 68 552
1993 80 598
1994 78 676
1995 105 819
1996 101 964
1997 105 933
1998 118 1073
1999 145 1161
2000 180 1414
2001 180 1640
2002 295 2615
2003 252 2741
2004 263 3337
2005 331 4079
2006 325 5074
2007 346 5856
2008 416 6414
2009 507 7730
2010 539 9000
2011 564 10518
2012 654 12020
2013 621 13857
2014 651 15586
2015 668 16476
2016 760 17809
2017 740 19263
2018 887 22390
2019 919 26795
2020 966 32026
2021 1089 38360
2022 1089 39405
2023 1119 41192

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 19 69
Cognitive Science 7 38 143
Social Psychology 10 38 153
Education Majors 8 59 249
Neuroscience 9 154 388
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 12 95 394
Child Psychology 11 141 417
Occupational Therapy 12 178 437
Clinical Psychology 12 245 713
Psychiatry 14 267 737

Economics rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 7th for Economics in the Netherlands and 123rd in the World with 13,865 publications made and 291,902 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 35 In the Netherlands
#34 of 1,366 In Europe
#123 of 5,995 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 46 252
1992 48 263
1993 57 253
1994 50 323
1995 67 399
1996 77 472
1997 105 551
1998 94 544
1999 95 583
2000 149 843
2001 154 810
2002 252 1402
2003 236 1399
2004 208 1554
2005 263 1966
2006 308 2414
2007 316 2980
2008 406 3508
2009 467 4449
2010 496 5304
2011 500 6563
2012 572 7821
2013 566 9477
2014 602 10758
2015 623 11622
2016 664 12871
2017 729 14220
2018 856 17366
2019 821 20978
2020 892 26047
2021 920 31523
2022 856 32523
2023 814 33241

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 2 5
Finance 5 20 88
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 28 103
International Economics 11 96 144
International Trade 11 91 146
Development Studies 10 53 202
Actuarial Science 8 114 324
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 137 382
Agricultural Economics 10 119 399
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 186 524
Political Economy 12 223 558

Art & Design rankings

The Delft University of Technology ranked 3rd for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 90th in the World with 11,299 publications made and 198,588 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#3 of 31 In the Netherlands
#24 of 1,349 In Europe
#90 of 5,720 In the World

Delft University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 55 285
1992 77 327
1993 65 391
1994 69 396
1995 65 501
1996 84 542
1997 85 526
1998 98 585
1999 103 733
2000 115 831
2001 135 908
2002 266 1693
2003 190 1683
2004 170 1778
2005 275 2128
2006 286 2715
2007 294 3000
2008 377 3565
2009 424 4140
2010 443 4847
2011 495 6041
2012 456 6778
2013 427 7621
2014 454 8406
2015 458 8531
2016 525 9431
2017 530 9970
2018 666 11661
2019 600 13744
2020 616 16067
2021 638 18495
2022 629 19243
2023 599 19948

The following table provides academic rankings for The Delft University of Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Illustration and Concept Art 1 9 11
Interior Design 2 4 11
Painting and Drawing 1 9 12
Sculpture 1 9 12
Architecture 1 5 15
Game Design and Development 1 3 16
UX/UI Desgin 1 5 23
Animation 1 4 31
Landscape Architecture 2 17 36
Computer Graphics 1 7 40
Multimedia 3 8 43
Fashion Design 2 9 53
Graphic Design 3 14 59
Entertainment Industry Business 4 41 141
Performing arts 4 62 148
Literature 6 66 185
Aesthetics 9 69 187
Art History 7 111 266
Photography 7 142 362
Cinematography 7 177 414
Creative Writing 11 174 447
Music 9 211 556
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 210 580